Disdain for A-Rod: Uniting Generations!

Good to see the Sox salvage the last game of the Yankees series on the strength of a masterful performance by Lester. But until the guys can put together some sense of consistency, we won’t start pounding our chests like world beaters yet. Suffice it to say we’re happy we didn’t get swept, and that we actually gained a game on both the Yanks and Rays.

Speaking of the Rays, they were on the business end of history the other day, as Oakland’s Dallas Braden hurled a perfect game against them. Of course, it all somehow links back to A-Rod, according to the New York Post:

But there were plenty of interested observers at Fenway a few hours before the Red Sox beat the Yankees in this series finale, 9-3, beginning with Rodriguez. He first introduced himself to Braden by trotting across the mound on that very same Oakland Coliseum field on April 22, an act of alleged insolence that may or may not be a breach of some deep-seeded baseball protocol, but certainly sent young Braden off into a rage.

Forty-eight hours later, Braden was mowing through a Tampa Bay lineup that was reputed to be one of the most fearsome in baseball, and he was extending those 15 minutes to forever, actually engaging A-Rod in a footrace to the history books on a night when the slugger tied Frank Robinson on the all-time home run list with 586.

It was something of a heartwarming Mother’s Day story, too. Afterward, Braden embraced his grandmother, Peggy Lindsey, who raised him after his mother died of melanoma nine years ago at age 39. A.J. Burnett couldn’t have known any of this as he cracked wise (no doubt speaking for more than a few of his teammates) and said, “I love you, Grandma. Now stay off my mound!”

And he probably wouldn’t have cared once he was told of Ms. Lindsey’s immediate and subtle commentary when she spoke with Bay Area reporters after her grandson’s epic afternoon: “Stick it, A-Rod.”

Way to go, Grandma! Awesome. I was so happy that Braden threw the perfect game (bonus points for doing that against the Rays). Stick it, A-Ro(i)d, indeed.

Listening to the tools on ESPN was insufferable, as always. But their MFY-love was very obvious when the discussed A-Roid's run-in with Braden. Not one of the talking heads commented on A-Roid's arrogant condescending remarks about Braden. Even Orel didn't say anything. Come on!

Way to go, Grandma! Awesome. I was so happy that Braden threw the perfect game (bonus points for doing that against the Rays). Stick it, A-Ro(i)d, indeed.

Listening to the tools on ESPN was insufferable, as always. But their MFY-love was very obvious when the discussed A-Roid's run-in with Braden. Not one of the talking heads commented on A-Roid's arrogant condescending remarks about Braden. Even Orel didn't say anything. Come on!

1. A dirt ass Yankee fan from Jersey dies and he goes to heaven. Let's call him Sean (and we know its not our Sean since this one is in heaven where he most certainly will not be going.) He gets through the pearly gates and hes chatting with an angel when they suddenly come up a big house - its entirely decked out in yankee's shit. Yankees flags, banners the bullpen cart, everything is at this house. He asks "Who's house is that?" and the angel says "Oh thats babe's house"

They continue walking down the road where they happen up another house, this one is ten times the size of Babes house as they get closer they realize that this house is decked out entirely in red sox stuff. Sean asks "Who lives here?" To which the angel replies "God".

2.Two Mexicans are stuck in the desert , wandering aimlessly and starving. They are about to just lie down and wait for death, when all of a sudden Luis says.........

"Hey Pepe, do you smell what I smell. Ees bacon, I theenk."

"Si, Luis, eet sure smells like bacon. "

With renewed hope they struggle up the next sand dune, & there, in the distance, is a tree loaded with bacon.

"Pepe, since when deed you ever hear of a meerage that smell like bacon...ees no meerage, ees a bacon tree."

And with that, Luis staggers towards the tree. He gets to within 5 metres, Pepe crawling close behind, when suddenly a machine gun opens up, and Luis drops like a wet sock. Mortally wounded, he warns Pepe with his dying breath,

1. A dirt ass Yankee fan from Jersey dies and he goes to heaven. Let's call him Sean (and we know its not our Sean since this one is in heaven where he most certainly will not be going.) He gets through the pearly gates and hes chatting with an angel when they suddenly come up a big house - its entirely decked out in yankee's shit. Yankees flags, banners the bullpen cart, everything is at this house. He asks "Who's house is that?" and the angel says "Oh thats babe's house"

They continue walking down the road where they happen up another house, this one is ten times the size of Babes house as they get closer they realize that this house is decked out entirely in red sox stuff. Sean asks "Who lives here?" To which the angel replies "God".

2.Two Mexicans are stuck in the desert , wandering aimlessly and starving. They are about to just lie down and wait for death, when all of a sudden Luis says.........

"Hey Pepe, do you smell what I smell. Ees bacon, I theenk."

"Si, Luis, eet sure smells like bacon. "

With renewed hope they struggle up the next sand dune, & there, in the distance, is a tree loaded with bacon.

"Pepe, since when deed you ever hear of a meerage that smell like bacon...ees no meerage, ees a bacon tree."

And with that, Luis staggers towards the tree. He gets to within 5 metres, Pepe crawling close behind, when suddenly a machine gun opens up, and Luis drops like a wet sock. Mortally wounded, he warns Pepe with his dying breath,

1. A dirt ass Yankee fan from Jersey dies and he goes to heaven. Let's call him Sean (and we know its not our Sean since this one is in heaven where he most certainly will not be going.) He gets through the pearly gates and hes chatting with an angel when they suddenly come up a big house - its entirely decked out in yankee's shit. Yankees flags, banners the bullpen cart, everything is at this house. He asks "Who's house is that?" and the angel says "Oh thats babe's house"

They continue walking down the road where they happen up another house, this one is ten times the size of Babes house as they get closer they realize that this house is decked out entirely in red sox stuff. Sean asks "Who lives here?" To which the angel replies "God".

2.Two Mexicans are stuck in the desert , wandering aimlessly and starving. They are about to just lie down and wait for death, when all of a sudden Luis says.........

"Hey Pepe, do you smell what I smell. Ees bacon, I theenk."

"Si, Luis, eet sure smells like bacon. "

With renewed hope they struggle up the next sand dune, & there, in the distance, is a tree loaded with bacon.

"Pepe, since when deed you ever hear of a meerage that smell like bacon...ees no meerage, ees a bacon tree."

And with that, Luis staggers towards the tree. He gets to within 5 metres, Pepe crawling close behind, when suddenly a machine gun opens up, and Luis drops like a wet sock. Mortally wounded, he warns Pepe with his dying breath,